Ya Can’t Prepare for Everything

[memtb]

No matter your skillset, no matter the preparation……sometimes happens!

While a cartridge and bullet has absolutely nothing to do with this adventure….it's a stark reminder of the validity of my "Signature Line" pertaining to cartridges/bullets! memtb

Casper Man’s Elk Hunt From Hell: Broken Bones, Chopper Rescue And…

A Casper man’s elk hunt in the Wyoming wilderness turned into the hunt from hell, including a broken leg, grizzly attack and runaway horses. But everybody…

cowboystatedaily.com

 

[A-Tip]

Like running the bolt to fast and jamming the bullet all the way in the case so powder gets all up in your chamber and makes sure you cant chamber another round! Yep thats me.

 

[wvbearhunter]

Murphy always gets a vote

 

[crashlanding]

Great story and a reminder that things can go south in a hurry, thanks for that memtb.

 

[FEENIX]

Murphy always gets a vote

Yep, and he does NOT discriminate.

 

[Rick Richard]

If you hunt long enough off horses, it's not WILL it happen, but WHEN. No more horses for me which is my primary reason I no longer hunt Wyoming and opted for Mew Mexico in my golden years.

 

[memtb]

I don't know if anyone else noticed this in the article, or maybe just me.

A lot of rounds fired "rapidly" from a semi-auto……with apparently no hits recorded. A semi-auto lends itself to the "spray and pray" attitude…..rather than "I may only get one shot off, I better make it count"!

But, that's just my take on firearms use in a high stress situation! To continue down this track…..research the estimated number of rounds fired vs the number of combatants killed in the Viet Nam War. You will be amazed! memtb

 

[Mark37082]

Things can go wrong on a hunt, but this hunt seemed to be doomed from the start. Horses just seem to dislike me. As a kid I learned this the hard way. I was launched into atmosphere, bitten, kicked, and scraped off the saddle by trees. Maybe it was the horses or maybe it was me.

 

[ShtrRdy]

Wilderness hunts are serious outings. I'm glad these folks had some experience and a SAT phone for emergencies.

 

[338 dude]

Things can go wrong on a hunt, but this hunt seemed to be doomed from the start. Horses just seem to dislike me. As a kid I learned this the hard way. I was launched into atmosphere, bitten, kicked, and scraped off the saddle by trees. Maybe it was the horses or maybe it was me.

I had pretty much the same luck when we were younger. My sister had horses my brother and I had dirt bikes. I prefer the dirt bikes!